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It's a theatre takeover on amam.cymru this weekend! We've created a special compilation of our Notes from the Interior videos so far, introduced by our Artistic Director Paul Davies. It also features downloadable PDFs of all the tasks in the project. We're really enjoying this great new platform which brings together all the latest content from Wale's creative community. Check out Volcano's channel here.

Notes from the Interior is an Encounters Unknown project featuring Chris Elson, Neal McWilliams, Mairi Phillips, Rebecca Smith Williams and Manon Wilkinson. This week's task asks you to imagine Future Performances. A new task is released every Monday afternoon on our website and social media channels.

Picture of Mark Thomas listening to a gramophone.

Mark Thomas - Bravo Figaro!
A Lockdown Livestream

In pre-Covid-19 times Mark has been a frequent and hugely popular visitor to our Bunker Theatre. We're delighted to be teaming up with him to bring you a lockdown edition of his award-winning show Bravo Figaro, with live intro and Q&A from Mark in his house.

As a teenager working on his dad's building sites, Mark used to cringe when he blasted opera out to the workers. Bravo Figaro is a show about him in all his grumpy glory.

On the 14th May at 7.30pm, Mark Thomas will introduce Bravo Figaro, and then we will all watch the show. After a short toilet break, Mark will answer any questions you might have, live from his house.

Tickets are £5. By buying a ticket via this link you are also supporting Volcano - thank you!

You can leave questions for Mark in the chatroom whilst the show is on.

Picture of a girl dancing in her garden.

Let's Dance!

Volcano's The Mighty New - have a private lockdown website where they can share ideas (and moves!) with their teacher. They made this video when they were being inspired by David Bowie's Let's Dance, and would like to share it with you!

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Zine Fest Goes Virtual!

Swansea Zine Fest was due to be held at Volcano tomorrow - Saturday 9th May. It will now be held in October, but in the meantime the May event is going live on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram tomorrow, from noon to 3:30pm. They've got virtual talks, zine readings, workshops, reviews, a short film and more. It's always a great event with loads to see and do and a really nice inclusive vibe - do follow them and see what's occurring tomorrow!

DETAILS ON THE ZINEFEST WEBSITE

An illustration depicting three men from the film Nae Pasaran, one with his hand raised in protest.

There's more...

We're still juggling things around after all the cancellations and postponements, and keeping an eye on what will be possible and when, but he hope to bring you as many as possible of the events that were due to happen this Spring/Summer. Lookout for news of the Trade Union Film Festival presented in association with Swansea Unite Community Branch, our new Hit & Run scratch night curated by Luke Bailey, performances by Small World, Lighthouse Theatre and Gower College, as well as exhibitions by Alison Lochhead, Swansea Print Workshop and more. Take care of yourselves. We hope to see you soon.